Inter State Amateur Golf Championship

13th June, Coimbatore:Nksagar-Sagar Media Inc;The Indian Golf Union , in association with Par Sports Leisure Adventure Management Pvt. Ltd. (SLAM G), announced The Inter State Amateur Golf Championship at Coimbatore Golf Club to be played from 14h June – 17th June, 2011. This is the second leg of the nine categorized tournaments of the Indian Amateur Tour 2011.

The Indian Golf Union has contributed immensely to the development of Amateur golf in India both at Junior and Amateur level for men and women. Indian Golf Union conducts all National Championships, the Inter - state Tournament is a Tournament wherein Teams from all State Associations whether or not affiliated to the Indian Golf Union participate. The Indian Golf Union already has many affiliated State Golf Associations. The Inter State Golf Tournament is a National Championship in which the Team and Individual championship is played concurrently over four days. The Team Championship of the States is decided on the basis of the Teams Gross combined score over 4 days. The Winner of the Individual Championship is the player with the lowest Gross Score over 72 holes. This effort on the part of Indian Golf Union goes a long way in broad basing the game in various states of the country and also provide incentives to the State associations to get actively involved in the Organisation of Golf competitions at State level.

About 31 teams from nine states and three teams from the Services will participate in this prestigious Tournament. The Championship format is such that it will be rotated annually between all the four regions. Any state golf association whether or not affiliated to The Indian Golf Union can nominate up to a maximum of three teams to play in this event. Each team shall consist of two players provided both players are of 6 handicap or lower and the handicaps must be certified by their home clubs as well as State Associations. In case team nomination is not received from any state by the registration date, tournament director is authorized to form the teams based on the player’s standing in the IGU order of Merit list/ handicaps. This also being a team event half way cut will not be applicable to players representing their states. Their scores, however, will not be counted for the Order of Merit List points incase they fail to make the regular cut.

RDS Tiwana, Managing Director, SLAM G said, “The rich field in the Inter State Championship and the high level of golf expected at this Golf Club is a reflection of the rising stature of Amateur Golf in the country. I take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to the Coimbatore Golf Club for leaving no stone unturned in preparing this traditionally challenging course to its best potential and wish all the participants the very best. As the idiom goes, May the best man win!”

“With the successful launch of Amateur Golf Tour 2011 and the stupendous success of Haryana Open in Gurgaon and Northern India Championship in Chandigarh, due to the unconditional and wholehearted support of the Indian Golf Union and the respective clubs, SLAM G is now truly on its way to delivering its solemn promise to the amateur golfers of the country of taking Amateur Golf in India to its well deserved pinnacle of performance and competition.” Added, RDS Tiwana.

SLAM G is confident that, with the continuous support of the Indian Golf Union, the cooperation of the players and the unremitting faith vested in us by our esteemed partners and sponsors like Reebok, Taylormade, Tiger Turf, Coca Cola, Jaypee cement, Drishti Eye Care, SportzPower, Save the Children India, Golf Plus as the official Magazine Partner and Deccan Chronicle as the official print media partner. We hail these partners and sponsors since it is only with their vision, commitment, help and support to sports in general and golf in particular, that we will be able to raise the bar at every successive tournament and, ultimately, create an enviable niche for The Indian Amateur Golf Tour at the global level.